| Ballroom dancing competition! If its been ages since | | | | Then, there is a spot light that follows you wherever |
| you've danced and are now willing to enter the | | | | you go, to peek into each and every detail of your |
| battlefield of competition.... start hunting for ballroom | | | | dance. Keeping yourself calm and concentrating is a |
| dance contests and participate. Taking part in | | | | task then, but a passionate dancer's quality is that |
| competitions is very important, even more than winning | | | | once he/she gets into the dancing mode, they forget |
| itself. Here's a rundown on some of the competitions | | | | everyone around and get engrossed completely into |
| that take place in the every part of the world. | | | | the dancing. The most important thing to be kept on |
| The USA dance sport championships are organized in | | | | mind, when you take part into a ballroom dance |
| April in Los Angeles. Then there is the Wisconsin State | | | | competition is to rehearse with the costume which you |
| Dance sport Championship also in the same month in | | | | are going to wear on the day of the competition. |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Toronto, Ontario is hosting the | | | | When you do so, you become familiar with the dress |
| Crystal Leaf International Dancesport Championship | | | | and incase there is any kind of a problem with the |
| while Oakland, CA is hosting the Spring Fling. Then | | | | length or the stitching, it can be rectified well in |
| there is Cardinal Classic to be held in Standford and | | | | advance. Never do the mistake of trying out the dress, |
| many more. | | | | directly on the day of the competition. Also, the |
| The United Kingdom also organizes an array of | | | | functionality part comes before the visual appeal or |
| ballroom dance competition like the Black pool dance | | | | aesthetics. If you are going to perform a Tango or |
| competition and more. The other countries that | | | | Samba which involves hip movements then the fabric |
| organize various ballroom competitions are Canada, | | | | has to be stretchable types while if it is a Latin form of |
| Belgium, Latvia, New Zealand, Romania and even | | | | ballroom then a shorter skirt with risque cut is required. |
| countries of Asia like India are a part as of it now. | | | | A Waltz will have less risque cuts. The ballrooms |
| Once you've decided to get into a ballroom dance | | | | gowns should not be worn at a length below than the |
| competition, you have to put your best in everything | | | | ankle; otherwise it would cause a lot of entangling. |
| associated with the dance form. This not only includes | | | | Many a times, competitions have fixed dress codes |
| the finesse and the clarity in techniques and postures, | | | | and guidelines that have to be followed. So, enquire |
| the turns or the kicks etc. but in conjunction, the | | | | first about the same and then decide. |
| costumes and the makeup is equally essential. When | | | | A note: You should always choose the perfect shoes |
| you learn dance or dance on social occasions, you are | | | | and practice dance wearing them. As far as the |
| very comfortable and relaxed because you are | | | | accessories go, a decent necklace or a hair pin could |
| familiar with the ambience as well as the audience. | | | | enhance the beauty of the dress to a great extent. |
| Performance comes out naturally then, but whilst | | | | Last but not the least, you have to be confident and |
| competitions there are masses, hundreds or thousands | | | | relaxed for that winning ballroom dance competition |
| of eyes watching only you as a couple. | | | | performance. Feel like winner and you'll be one. |
